NBA and NHL Playoffs Shatter Viewership Records

Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 7 and Stanley Cup Playoffs lead the charge with unprecedented audience numbers.

Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 7 drew 8.41 million viewers, the largest early-round NBA playoff audience on TNT Sports.
Stanley Cup Playoffs averaged 1.16 million viewers through the first two rounds, a record high in the U.S.
Pacers-Knicks Game 7 had 6.45 million viewers, despite competing with the PGA Championship.
NBA playoff ratings overall are down 12% compared to last year, yet still the second-highest in the past decade.
NHL's Oilers-Canucks Game 7 attracted 1.66 million viewers, the highest for an all-Canadian NHL game in the U.S.